Catastrophic response, challenges, and immediate lessons learned This July 2014 Continuity Training Workshop is the 15th Presentation of this very informative program consistently rated as "Excellent" by previous attendees - the Previous 14 times. (Material is Updated to Include the Latest Guidance from NIST, DHS and Administration Initiatives) We are so confident in the quality of this COOP Workshop, that we offer a guarantee you will be plea...

Special Early Bird Registration Fee$795 for Government Special Early Bird Registration Fee$895 for Industry Overview of the Workshop: Many federal agencies have begun adopting Agile principles and Lean methodologies with the goal of reducing risk and accelerating successful delivery of their IT investments. Across government departments and within their respective agencies, most efforts along this path of adoption include some of the guiding p...

Overview of the Workshop: Hiring federal employees was never an easy process, and so it is especially frustrating to both line managers and HR offices when a new hire leaves after a year or even sooner. In today’s budget environment, with hard or soft hiring freezes, and early out and buyouts becoming ever more common, it is especially important that once a job offer has been accepted that the agency be able to retain the new hire for a...

Overview of the Workshop: The OMB Circular, No. A–11, Part 7 PLANNING, BUDGETING, ACQUISITION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL ASSETS says that all major projects will be managed using EVMS as defined in the Capital Programming Guide. That the information will be used to report to status against OMB 300 programs. EVM is a proven project management technique which will provide an early warning of project cost and schedule performance issues. I...

Join MeriTalk’s Cyber Security Exchange for the second annual Cyber Security Brainstorm on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the at the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The event will bring together savvy Federal cyber security experts to share best practices, collaborate on challenges, and discuss what is needed for the future of cyber security. More details coming soon. For more information, contact Lisa Futterman...

The FedRAMP deployment deadline is scheduled for June 5, 2014. The Federal Government will then require all cloud providers to have FedRAMP approval. If you miss the deadline there are new templates, new workgroups and new activities that should be part of your FedRAMP planning. This workshop will provide you an understanding the post June 5th FedRAMP cloud strategy and post deadline lessons learned for FedRAMP Security: What You Need to Know...

Transformative Technologies: Cloud, Big Data, Security, and Mobility in Government The rise of Cloud, Mobility, Big Data, and Security is shaking up IT today, and its impact is accelerating. By 2020, we’ll grapple with 30 billion devices, 40 trillion gigabytes of data, 10 million mobile apps for 8 billion people. Agencies must embrace emerging technologies now, or find their ability to support the mission lagging. This one-day educationa...

Why is understanding Agile and EVM so important for Government Projects? Agile development methodologies are rapidly growing in popularity in the federal government for major IT investments. This is largely driven by the desire to meet customer mission critical requirements faster and deliver business value. However, the complexity of government programs presents several challenges when deploying and utilizing an agile development methodology....

FOSE has the longest legacy of any event servicing the government technology community and continues to provide a dedicated meeting grounds for IT professionals — from government and private industry —to take advantage of in-demand training, networking and professional development opportunities. The FOSE Conference | May 13-15 Spend 1 day or 3 days at the FOSE conference and leave with actionable information, covering a broad spect...

Would reaching 10X as many stakeholders help you meet organizational goals? Do you know how to use everyday communications to attract more stakeholders? How can your communications engage stakeholders to take action – online or offline – to truly drive mission value for your organization? If these questions sound familiar, register to join your colleagues at our 2014 Digital Communications Tour in Washington D.C. Hear from private...